# MaxMind 401 error -- have license key, can't download

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/maxmind-401-error-have-license-key-cant-download/388284
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** maxmind
**Created:** [November 12, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maxmind-401-error-have-license-key-cant-download/388284 "2025-11-12T17:07:13Z")
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### Author: ![ToddZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/toddz/32/328350_2.png) [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maxmind-401-error-have-license-key-cant-download/388284/5 "2025-12-04T00:16:18Z")

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I don’t have much of a review queue, but without the MaxMind DB I wouldn’t be able to do a location lookup for a user if I needed to research some issue, and…

> [@Configure MAXMIND for reverse IP lookups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-maxmind-for-reverse-ip-lookups/173941/1):
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> Also, as of [2.2.0.beta4](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-2-0-beta4-release-notes/101272), Discourse also uses this information to notify admins if a login is seen from a new location.

Curious to know if others have seen an issue connecting to MaxMind for the DB downloads, or if it’s just me. Seems like something that could go unnoticed until you need it.

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